21 Jun 1894
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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1894
Page
1
A weary auctioneer recalls a last bid for a blanket tied to a lost child. The memory of a dying daughter haunts him as a crowd disperses and a single bid seals a painful past. A Brooklyn court later shows a judge using a child to judge a couple, echoing Solomon.
Mr. Brodeur pushed a select House committee to probe irregularities at the November 1893 civil service exams, with power to compel witnesses and records. MPs debated prosecuting offenders as Sir John Thompson apologized for lapses and indicated prosecutions would proceed. The division ended 68 to 40 against Brodeur’s motion, while other debates covered Lord's Day observance and canal policies, ending in adjournment after a lengthy session.
A fragmented reading warns against placing confections in worn leather shoes and sauces in glass. It condemns tasteless table practices such as serving toothpicks on the table and misusing pepper and salt shakers. It humorously cautions against pouring milk from a porcelain cow cartoon.
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